1. Before coming across “A Pattern Language,” I’d never seen anyone codify the factors that make places and cities successful from the perspective of users. Books on architecture tend to focus on ...

It’s easy, for me at least, to be cynical about the state of design. Our visual environment can feel bland, everything from brands to buildings homogenized around similar styles. The ever-impending AI ...

Some architectural engineering textbooks were too general. Some were overly specific. However, Professor John Zhai has struck the perfect balance with his new book, earning him the College of ...